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Gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson sued over link to Chicago-area July 4 parade mass shooting

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Survivors and family members of those killed file 11 lawsuits against gun-maker Smith & Wesson. The lawsuits accuse the Springfield-based manufacturer of illegally targeting its ads at young men at risk of committing mass violence. The strategy mirrors the approach used by relatives of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school killings.
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Gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson sued over link to Chicago-area July 4 parade mass shooting

Survivors of the mass shooting at a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade and family members of those killed filed 11 lawsuits Wednesday against the Springfield-based manufacturer of the rifle used in the attack, accusing gun-maker Smith & Wesson of illegally targeting its ads at young men at risk of committing mass violence.The sweeping effort by dozens of victims of the Highland Park shooting, anti-gun violence advocates and private attorne…

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Gun Manufacturer Smith & Wesson Sued over July 4th Parade Shooting - The Ohio Star

by Eric Lendrum The popular gun manufacturing company Smith & Wesson is facing nearly a dozen lawsuits over a July 4th parade shooting in Illinois, where the perpetrator used one of the company’s guns in the attack.According to ABC News, 11 different lawsuits were filed on Wednesday by family members of the victims of the shooting in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago, claiming with no evidence that the company “illegally” targeted its ads towar…

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